2001 Ford F-150 Electrical System

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off the vehicle suddenly caught on fire and was destroyed. The fire department was called to the impoundment lot and extinguished the flames which came from the engine compartment. A fire report was taken at the scene. The cause of the fire was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 190,000.

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUT FRONT OF MY HOUSE ON THE STREET AND IT CAUGHT FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE KEY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY WITH TURNING THE KEY TO START THE IGNITION AND THE AUTO THEFT WARNING LAMP CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE NOR WERE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE IS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ON SATURDAY. ON WEDNESDAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE- PARKED AND NOT ON SMOKE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD THE WIRING MELTED CAUSING THE HOOD TO MELT UNDERNEATH WHERE IT CAN NOT BE OPENED. *TR CONTACTED FORD ON MONDAY JUNE 24 WAITED FEW WEEKS FOR PAPER WORK- PROMPTLY FILLED IT OUT AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROME THEM- MADE SEVERAL CALLS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM LEGAL DEPARTMENT INDICATING THEY NEED THE PART TO REVIEW WE WANTED FORD TO COME TO LOOK AT TRUCK AND RETIREVE THE PART THEY ARE NOT WILLING AND ARE CLOSING THE CASE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND MY FAMILY WAS IN THE TRUCK THAT MORNING- WE RE LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED

2001 F150 XLT 4.2 V6 ELECTRONICAL CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SHORTED OUT CAUSING MALFUNCTION TO MY LIGHTS WINDOWS AND ALARM AND MY LOCKS AS WELL WHICH IS A THEFT CONCERN AND FIRE HAZARD AS WELL. I FEEL IN MY OPINION THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL AND FIXED UNDER FORD I SPOKE WITH A TECH AT A FORD DEALERSHIP NEAREST ME AND HE TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND SAID ANYTHING. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND IS A BIG CONCERN FOR ME AND IM SURE ITS A CONCERN FOR OTHERS AS WELL. SO FORD IF YOU WANT BUSINESS AND YOU LOVE YOUR CUSTOMERS THIS WILL BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND OCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000. *TR

MY F150 BLOWER MOTOR UNIT JUST SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I AM JUST SO DISGUSTED AS I ALREADY GOT PAST BLOWING OUT SPARKPLUGS ON THIS TRUCK AS I HAD TO REMOVE THE HEAD AND RE THREAD IT SO THEY WOULD BE SAFE AND NOW THIS. HOW DOES FORD CONTINUE TO GET A AWAY WITH PRODUCING VEHICLES THAT ARE DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC? I LOVED MY TRUCK BUT WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO MOVE TO A SAFER VEHICLE NOW. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD F150 LARIAT 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK WITH 95,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. ON MY WAY TO WORK I NOTICED IT BEGAN RUNNING VERY ERRATIC AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THE #7 COIL WIRE WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE SHOP ADVISED ME TO CHANGE ALL COIL WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS AS I WAS NEARING THE 100,000 MILE MARK, THE COST WAS $1,200. I OPTED TO JUST HAVE THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AND THE # 7 COIL WIRE REPLACED FOR $240. THE NEXT DAY THE SHOP CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM, THE #7 SPARK PLUG BROKE OFF DURING THE EXTRACTION. THE $240.00 COST IS NOW $1800.00. THE SHOP SAID THE HEAD WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE BROKEN SPARK PLUG. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AS THE SHOP TOLD ME THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH SPARK PLUGS SHEARING OFF DURING REMOVAL BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN, THEY COMMENTED THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE A 100,000 MILE GUARANTEE TO WORK, HOWEVER, THE ENGINEERS DIDN'T FIGURE ON HOW BAD THE PLUGS MIGHT DETERIORATE MAKING REMOVAL TURN INTO A FINANCIAL FIASCO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND COIL PLUG WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND DRIVE HARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS AND COIL PLUG REPLACED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE NO ONE WAS HOME. THERE HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS BEFORE AS FAR AS RUNNING. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXACT CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT LITES UP ON DASHBOARD, ODOMETER DOES NOT ALWAYS LIGHT TO SEE MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH HE BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE RISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SOME OF THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. UPON REENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE A 2001 F150 TRUCK I WENT TO LEAVE WORK I STARTED MY TRUCK AND WENT TO PUT IT IN GEAR TO LEAVE WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD I OPEN TO HOOD TO FIND A FIRE AT THE MASTER CYLINDER . I GRAB THE PLUG THAT WAS BURNING AND YANKED IT OUT OF THE TRUCK , IT BURN A HOLE IN MY RESERVOIR HOLDING MY BRAKE FLUID AND MY HAND. *TR

2001 F150,,,, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A FEW WEEKS AGO AT AROUND 50 TO 55 MPH , WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM MY TRUCK . I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE A BAD EXHAUST LEAK. I LOOKED ALL UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK , SO I HAD MY SON TOW ME HOME , AS I OPENED THE HOOD AND STARTED THE TRUCK I HEARD THE NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE MOTOR, AFTER LOOKING CLOSER WITH A FLASHLIGHT I FOUND THE PROBLEM THE NUMBER 7 PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN RIGHT OF THE HEAD AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE INTAKE,BREAKING THE COIL PACK IN THE PROCESS. IT STRIPPED THE THREADS RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD,,,I DID FIND A REPAIR KIT AT NAPA FOR $220.00 AND IT STILL IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT , AND I ALSO LEARNED THEY ONLY MAKE A REPAIR KIT FOR THE FORD MOTORS NO OTHER MAKE HAS THIS REPAIR KIT,, SO IT SOUND LIKE FORD HAS A DEFECT WITH THE HEADS NO OTHER MAKE HAS THIS ISSUE. *TR

OVER 100 THOUSAND MILES THE 2001 FORD F150 CYLINDER 6 MISFIRES REPLACE AND STILL MISFIRES AFTER 4 MONTHS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHAKES VEHICLE AND MAKES IT UNSTABLE IN DRIVING AND ACCELERATION. ALSO CREATES LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY. AND ALSO CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS FOLLOW WEB ADDRESS OF OTHERS AFFECTED BY THIS. THIS IS ONE SIDE OF 400 SITES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-150/T1BO1CB5BHPB0T4MU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL; THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 181,000.

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO STORE WHERE IT SAT FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. UPON STARTING, THE ENGINE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD, SOUNDED LIKE BACKFIRING. ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. PROBLEM WAS BLOWN NUMBER 8 SPARK PLUG, THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WHERE THE PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT TAKING THE THREADS FROM THE HEAD WITH IT. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TAP THE RESULTANT HOLE, ADD A REPAIR INSERT, AND A NEW SPARK PLUG. *TR

I HAD JUST ARRIVED AT A CAMPSITE WITH MY FAMILY AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF IN MY 2001 FORD F150 TRUCK. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE TRUCK'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED AND MY FAMILY AND I NARROWLY ESCAPED WITH OUR LIVES. *TR

COIL OVER PLUG (C O P) ON A FORD 150. I HAVE REPLACED DIFFERENT C O P SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A ONGOING BATTLE I'M SURE I CANNOT AFFORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, SHE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT FOUND THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD HAD BURNED AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER NOTICED A FLAME IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. ANOTHER DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF HER VIN IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE DRIVE WAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE FIRE NEARLY BURNED HIS HOME TO THE GROUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 220,000.

2001 F150 SUPEREXT CAB CAUGHT FIRE ON 12/22/07. ESSURANCE HAS INVESTIGATED THE FIRE TO BE CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. *CN